Healthier Campus Initiative

Marymount University

2019 Progress Report

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Year Committed: 2019
Length of Commitment: 3 years
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Committed to meet 23 guidelines—developed by PHA in collaboration with some of the nation’s leading nutrition, physical activity and campus wellness experts—around nutrition, physical activity, and programming on campus.

Verified Results

  • Implementation Date

    September 2021

    Reporting Date

    November 2019

    Commitment Element

    Offer tray-less dining in at least seventy-five percent (75%) of dining venues.

    Progress To Date

    Marymount University implemented tray-less dining in all four campus dining venues in 2010.

  • Implementation Date

    September 2021

    Reporting Date

    November 2019

    Commitment Element

    Make free water available in all dining, recreational and educational facilities.

    Progress To Date

    Marymount University makes free water available in all dining, recreational and educational facilities through a combination of water fountains and bottle filling stations.

  • Implementation Date

    September 2021

    Reporting Date

    November 2019

    Commitment Element

    Provide marked walking routes on campus, one of which must be at least two (2) miles in length and have distance markers at regular intervals. A route map is made available to individuals on campus.

    Progress To Date

    Marymount University developed a 0.5-mile Main Campus Loop to promote walking on campus. The Main Campus Loop has 16 distance markers to assist users in following the route. Marymount University has also identified a 1.8-mile walking route between its two campuses and provided information on three additional walking route options. Walking routes and maps are available on the University’s website.

  • Implementation Date

    September 2021

    Reporting Date

    November 2019

    Commitment Element

    Provide, without a user fee, sixteen (16)-hour per day access to at least one (1) fitness or recreation center for all students.

    Progress To Date

    Marymount University provides students with free access to the Lee Center and Osta Fitness Center for 17 hours per day, 7 days a week.

  • Implementation Date

    September 2021

    Reporting Date

    November 2019

    Commitment Element

    Implement a program/policy that identifies students who may be Ôfood insecureÕ and provides options on campus.

    Progress To Date

    Marymount University offers two programs to address food security and promote health on campus: SaintSwipes and Appollonie’s Campus Cupboards. Marymount University Student Government Association purchases 200 meal swipes each semester for students in need to use at the Gerard Dining Hall or EAT Café. Appollonie’s Campus Cupboards, launched in 2019, offers five cupboards throughout campus stocked with meal and snack items, including granola bars, tuna, beans, rice, macaroni and cheese, oatmeal and fruits. The cupboards are available to all students, staff and faculty with the philosophy of taking what you need and giving when you can.

  • Implementation Date

    September 2021

    Reporting Date

    November 2019

    Commitment Element

    Implement a program/policy that supports and accommodates breastfeeding for individuals on campus.

    Progress To Date

    The Marymount University Nursing Mothers Policy provides mothers with a University-wide lactation support program to enable breastfeeding faculty and staff to express their milk during work hours. Two mother’s rooms are available on campus offering a comfortable, private location to express breast milk or directly breastfeed. One of the mother’s rooms provides refrigeration. Prenatal and postpartum breastfeeding classes and informational materials are also available for all mothers and fathers, as well as their partners.

Partner Statement

Marymount University is excited to complete our first full year with Partnership for Healthier America’s Healthier Campus Initiative. Throughout the last year, we continued to collaborate across different departments in an effort to work towards completing guidelines. We are especially most proud of our first Healthy Campus Day. On Healthy Campus Day, we launched a different health and wellness program every hour. Healthy Campus Day included activities on our Main Campus and Ballston Center for the Marymount community. Some events of the day included: Yoga on the Lawn, Healthy Relationships and Hummus, a film screening on mental health, and most notably our ribbon cutting ceremony to kick-off the walking route! Over 300 people were in attendance at the day of events. We could not be more proud and we are excited for a bigger and better 2020!